Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Bakken, Marit Stordal"
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Inappropriate prescribing for older people admitted to an intermediate-care nursing home unit and hospital wards
Bakken, Marit Stordal; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Engeland, Anders; Ruths, Sabine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Objective: To identify inappropriate prescribing among older patients on admission to and discharge from an intermediatecare nursing home unit and hospital wards, and to compare changes during stay within and between these ... -
Potentially inappropriate drug use and hip fractures among older people. Pharmacoepidemiological studies
Bakken, Marit Stordal (Doctoral thesis, 2015-09-11)Over the last decades there has been a major increase in the use of prescribed drugs, especially among older people. Although beneficial in many situations, the use of medications is also associated with potential harms. ... -
Risk of hip fracture among older people using anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs: a nationwide prospective cohort study
Bakken, Marit Stordal; Engeland, Anders; Engesæter, Lars B.; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Hunskaar, Steinar; Ruths, Sabine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-09)Purpose Anxiolytics and hypnotics are widely used and may cause injurious falls. We aimed to examine associations between exposure to anxiolytics and hypnotics and the risk of hip fracture among all older people in Norway. ... -
Risk of hip fracture among older peopleusing antihypertensive drugs: a nationwidecohort study
Ruths, Sabine; Bakken, Marit Stordal; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Hunskaar, Steinar; Engesæter, Lars B.; Engeland, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-01)Background: Many people with a high risk of hip fracture have coexisting cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to examine associations between exposure to antihypertensive drugs and the risk of hip fracture among older people. ...